Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-14
STATE NEWS.
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Outside parties have about decided to erect
a factory for the manufacture of condensed
milk on Sewel Henry's farm, in Caribou.
Mrs. Ferguson of Maysville was thrown
from wagon, Thursday, breaking three of
her ribs. She also received other severe in
! juries. II was a most unfortunate accident.
The number of cars shipped from the three
North Aroostook stations during the month
of November are as follows: Fort Fairfield
9S: Caribou, 81 Pressure Isle, So; The po-
tato shipments during the month were A.
3l7 bu. There were 80, 1903 bushels Of pota-
toes shipped during the same month in 1886.
| j. +. Bickford of Napoleon may be called
a smaIt old man. He is 72years old aud was
a volunteer in the "Aroostook War" For the
| past 40 wears he has been engaged in buying
and selling cattle and sheep. This winter he
has bought 5000 bushels of oats, which he is
delivering to the different lumber camps on
the Aroostock river. He has contracted for
several tons of beef. He buys the cattle,
drives them to the ends of the settlements,
kills them himself and sends the beef into
the camps He is also buying large quanti-
ties of beans and butter. The old gentle
man is just as full of fun and frolic as any
of the Young men
FRANKLIN.
The Peoples Trust Company of Farming
| ton have moved to their new building, corner
of Main street and Broadway site of the old
county building
In Bank Examiner Richards report on the
condition of the Maine Savings banks We find
the following relating to Franklin county
Number of banks, . number of depositors,
1885; total amount of deposits, S+92. 7l9.24
average for each depositor, $50 average
for each of the 1871 inhabitants of the
county
viii II. Cothren. A. B.. of Pennington
who has been at home for several days re-
cuperating from an attack of measles left
for New Hampshire Tuesday. where he is at
present employed by the Edison electric light
company.
In the probate court. Tuesday, Judge Nor
rson appointed Hon T. G. Butler and Byron
Farrar, Esq, of Pennington, and John r.
Toothaker, Esq, of Rangeley. appraisers of
the estate of the late Sarah s. Belcher
They have three months in which to present
their report.
One day last week while repairing stanch-
ion in his barn Scott Ellis of West Farming
ton slipped and fell breaking leg; he was
doing as well as could be expected at last re-
port
John Hooper, foreman in the Maine Cen
trail railroad granite quarry at North JOY met
with an accident Thursday caused by the |
premature discharge of blast, and it is |
feared he will lose the use of one eve. He |
resides in Biddeford, and has been removed |
to the Maine General Hospital. Portland for
treatment.
SOMERSET.
No. MADsoN.--Dec.l2. Our correspondent |
writes The n Madison Reading Club. which |
adjourned last March until the first Wednes- |
day in Dec, met the eth with much in |
serest manifested as usual.--As VIM. ID. Hay
den was coming home from Skowhegan last
Tuesday evening his horse sheered throwing |
Mr.. Hayden out and hurting him quite severe |
~ but at last account he was quite comfor- |
table.--The measles are very prevalent at Mad |
sion Bridge also in Scion over forty cases be- |
ing reported at one time, but as yet none have |
proved fatal.-Revival meetings have been |
held the past week at Madison with remarka- |
BILE success-As Isaac Adams was coming
home from Scion Saturday his horse ran the !
wagon onto bank on the plains tipping Mr. !
Adams out but without any harm except the
breaking of one shaft.
PALxrRA.---Our correspondent writes Dec
IL: Owing to the severe rain storm last
Sabbath Elder Stackpole, did not hold anv
services in this place. Samuel Lang has